Mohinder Singh and Anr. v. State of Punjab
Case brief
What is this about?
In a bail petition under Section 439 CrPC, the court dismissed the prayer for petitioner No. 1 as not pressed. For petitioner No. 2, who had been in custody since the FIR date with trial in progress, the court observed that detention served no useful purpose and granted regular bail, directing surrender to the Magistrate, without expressing any opinion on the merits.
What did the court decide?
Regular bail was granted to petitioner No. 2 Gurmail Singh with direction to surrender to the Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Barnala. The petition for petitioner No. 1 was dismissed for no